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All the products mentioned are trademarks of their respective companies. This is not an official support page for any products mentioned. All the products mentioned are trademarks of their companies. Topics on this page : [1] Introduction [1. Introduction 1. Description of Sysprep The System Preparation Tool Sysprep in Windows XP an updated version of that in Windows NT and enables administrators and OEM manufacturers to prepare a Windows installation suitable for making an image for automated deployment to many computers in a corporate environment or the factory.
Advantages of Sysprep The main advantage of using Sysprep is speed when deploying Windows in a large number of computers. What Sysprep is not meant for For a simple backup of the computer it is not necessary at all to use Sysprep.
Sysprep v. Features of Sysprep Here is a quick glance of what Sysprep can do: Prepare Windows for duplication from one computer to another computer on a large scale. Create images of operating systems.
Duplicate hard disks. Change SIDs and other system and configuration settings to make them unique. Copy customised user profiles to the default user profile. Extend the installation partition on new computers using NTFS. Perform auditing tasks before delivery the computer to the end-user. Configure user-specific information to be customised by the end-user when Windows starts the first time via Windows Welcome or Mini-Setup.
Carry out desktop cleanup prior to imaging. Fully or partially automate the Windows mini-Setup with the sysprep. Refer to MS KB and for details. Preparation before running Sysprep 3. Requirements for running the Sysprep tool To quote from MS KB with modifications : Before you can use the Sysprep tool, your computer hardware and related devices must meet the following requirements: The master installation reference and destination computers must have compatible Hardware Abstraction Layers HALs.
The BIOS versions should ideally be the same on the reference and destination computers. Different versions may not be compatible. Space-saving measures You can also delete the following three files from the sysprep image to save space but not directly from the installation on the hard disc if your imaging programme has an image editor to do it: pagefile. Limitations of Sysprep There are significant limitations of Sysprep which you should be aware of.
Do not use Sysprep on a production computer that is being used or has been used. For more details refer to MS KB , and To apply customised settings It is possible to make some customised changes in the Windows installation for cloning. Running Sysprep 4. Final checklist First, make sure the above criteria have been satisfied.
This would save me alot of time it it could do 2 things. You will likely want to use audit mode to customize the system and perform the necessary customizations to the default profile.
By allowing you to log into the system as an Administrator, audit mode can significantly simplify the customization process. You might also find the following KB article How to use the Sysprep tool to automate successful deployment of Windows XP helpful as well.
As you will see in the article, you can create the Sysprep. Additionally, it is compatible with Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, and Windows Server , , and R2, which means learning one utility to do all of your deployments.
It might be a good idea to begin planning your migration to Windows 7 as it typically takes 18 to 24 months to plan and deploy a new operating system. Should you decide to use MDT it is helpful to know that it is compatible with both Windows XP and Windows 7 so learning it with your Windows XP deployments will be applicable to future deployments when it is time. Even if you're capturing an image that's going to be deployed to a PC with similar hardware, you still have to generalize the Windows installation to remove unique PC-specific information from a Windows installation, which allows you to safely reuse your image.
When you generalize an image, Windows replaces the computer SID only on the operating system volume where you ran Sysprep. If a single computer has multiple operating systems, you must run Sysprep on each operating system individually. Generalizing a Windows installation uninstalls these configured devices, but doesn't remove device drivers from the PC.
If you're deploying an image to computers that have identical hardware and devices as the original PC, you can keep devices installed on the computer during system generalization by using an unattend file with Microsoft-Windows-PnpSysprep PersistAllDeviceInstalls set to true. You can run Sysprep command up to times on a single Windows image.
After running Sysprep times, you must recreate your Windows image. Refer the following table:. In previous versions of Windows, you could use the SkipRearm answer file setting to reset the Windows Product Activation clock when running Sysprep. If you are using a volume licensing key or a retail product key, you don't have to use SkipRearm because Windows is automatically activated.
Installing new Microsoft Store apps or updating your existing Microsoft Store apps before generalizing a Windows image will cause Sysprep to fail.
If you want to modify one, you must enter the path to the file. Select the platform that you will be using the answer file to deploy. Setup Manager creates the answer file and prompts you to choose a location to save the file.
Once the Sysprep. The file may look something like the one shown below. When creating the Sysprep. It will automatically look for an answer file on a floppy disk or in the Sysprep directory. The answer file must be named Sysprep. If no answer file is present, the Mini-Setup program will run interactively, prompting you for configuration information. Also, if any required sections are missing in the answer file, the program will switch to interactive mode and prompt you for the information.
Disk duplication is a great way to reduce the amount of time it takes to install an operating system on multiple computers. To further automate the installation of Windows XP, you can use Setup Manager to create an answer file to be used with Sysprep.
The answer file named Sysprep. Introduction to Sysprep One of the benefits of using disk duplication is that it makes installing an operating system, such as Windows XP, on multiple computers more efficient. The general steps that must be completed when using disk duplication to deploy an operating system include: Install the operating system on the reference computer. Configure the reference computer as required. Verify that the reference computer is properly configured. Prepare the computer for duplication using Sysprep and create an optional Sysprep.
Duplicate the image. Preparing the reference computer The first step in using Sysprep to create a disk image is to set up the reference computer. At this point, you are ready to run Sysprep.
In order for the utility to function correctly, the Setupcl.
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